- Date
- September 25, 1982, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tahlequah, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48342Mustang II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820925048869A
- Case key
- 72780
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The amateur built mustang ii crashed while attempting a roll during the annual tulsa fly-in at Tahlequah airport. The acft was observed making a hi-speed fly-by over runway 35 at approximately 50 ft AGL, and start a gradual climb & roll to the right to approximately 500 ft AGL. The aircraft then became inverted & nosed downward until the acft was in a vertical dive with wings parallel to the rwy at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48342
- Reported as
- Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 210
- Airframe hours
- 786
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Wm. Schooling
- Registered owner
- Wm. Schooling
- Departed
- Tahlequah, OK
- Destination
- Tahlequah, OK
- Airport
- Tahlequah, runway 35, 3,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,151 total · 20 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N48342 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.